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Motor Ship Model - HMAS Wyatt Earp
Reg. No: ST 024422
- Summary:
- This scale model of the antarctic research vessel HMAS Wyatt Earp was made by John B. Walker, a professional ship model-maker and former employee of the ship construction branch of the Department of the Navy. It was purchased by the Museum in 1958. The Museum also holds the ship's clock used on the 1947-1948 Antarctic voyage.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 470 mm (Height), 270 mm (Width), 970 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | Hull width is 180mm, height from waterline to deck is 30mm, hull length is 940mm, hull length at waterline is 850mm. |
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| Tagged with: | antarctic exploration, naval vessels, ships |
| Themes this item is part of: | Antarctica Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, Transport Collection, Ship History - HMAS Warramunga, The Royal Australian Navy |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Internal Combustion Power - Motor Vessels |
| Tertiary Classification: | model motor vessels - exploration |
| Modelmaker: | Mr John Walker, Australia, 1958 |
| User of Item Modelled: | Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australia, 1939-1951 |
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p.s tink i have papers ,interested...
Thanks.
Could you plese tell me name of the Captain of MV Wyatt Earp in Hobart in 1939
Thanks,
Mackenzie.